Platelet adherence and phagocytosis. A method for the detection of platelet antibodies

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B R MacPherson, N Cornish

Abstract

An assay was developed to identify platelet antibodies based on the adherence and phagocytosis of sensitized platelets by blood monocytes. Platelets obtained from normal HLA-typed donors were labeled with carboxyfluorescein diacetate (COFDA), fixed in paraformaldehyde, and sensitized with antibody. T cell-depleted mononuclear cells (MNCs) were mixed with antibody-sensitized platelets. Following an incubation phase, monocytes were isolated by adherence to glass tissue culture slides. Phagocytosis and adherence were evaluated by fluorescence microscopy. Thirteen of 18 donor-specific HLA antibodies and four of six sera from patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura enhanced platelet uptake. This assay was useful in detecting allo- and autoantibodies directed against platelets and may be valuable in investigating the pathophysiology of macrophage-mediated platelet destruction.

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Nov 3, 2011·Emergency Medicine International·Bikaramjit MannIan Pike

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